{"podcast":{"title":"Curb Cuts and Conversations","slug":"curb-cuts-and-conversations-7456255","podcast_index_feed_id":7456255,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/curbcuts/feed.xml","website_url":"https://Shop.CurbCuts.fm","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/curbcuts/20260322_070329_b56dae8a765c19a6107abb72dab51695.png","author":"Elizabeth McCready","episode_count":8,"summary":"Curb Cuts and Conversations is a Canadian podcast about accessibility, wheelie life, urbanism, and transportation — how cities around the world are designed, and who gets left out when we get it wrong. Hosted by Elizabeth McCready, with regular cameos by feline co-hosts Boo and Maybel. Watch on YouTube! Merch Shop! Do you love the quirky design of Curb Cuts and Conversations' show art? If so, visit the Ginger Kiwi On Wheels merch shop: https://Shop.CurbCuts.fm All show and merch shop artwork is designed in by Elizabeth McCready in Figma. No AI is used in the design process. (Yes, that TTC streetcar was completely drawn by hand as a vector in Figma on her MacBook..) About Liz McCready, Host of Curb Cuts and Conversations In addition to undergraduate and postgraduate courses in urban planning, Liz has lived and professional experience in disability advocacy and accessibility: For 18 years she worked privately with students with invisible disabilities, neurodivergence, and giftedness in k-12 and postsecondary. She's a wheelchair user with hypermobility, and hearing loss Her mom is legally blind, so Liz grew up being a \"seeing guide daughter\" Connect! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.co…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curb-cuts-and-conversations-7456255"},"episode":{"title":"Sara Hendren, author of \"What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World\"","slug":"sara-hendren-author-of-what-can-a-body-do-how-we-meet-the-built-world","published_at":"2025-08-22T02:52:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curb-cuts-and-conversations-7456255/sara-hendren-author-of-what-can-a-body-do-how-we-meet-the-built-world","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curb-cuts-and-conversations-7456255","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/curbcuts/2178071","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/342293/2178071/curbcuts/2025_08_22_14_31_10_0fbf97d0-b36e-4657-9d83-f4f81bdb85ea.mp3","summary":"In this premiere episode of Curb Cuts and Conversations , host Elizabeth McCready sits down with Sara Hendren—author, artist, educator, and design researcher—for a wide-ranging conversation on disability, design, and how we shape (and are shaped by) the built environment. Sara shares insights from her book What Can a Body Do? , and the conversation moves through topics including: Why disability is not a fixed category but a space of human variation The role of stories in changing hearts and policies Teaching design in ways that centre care and interdependence How everyday objects—from furniture to curb cuts—can invite reflection and reimagination. Episode 1: Design, Disability, and the Built World Guest : Sara Hendren Duration : ~60 minutes Host : Elizabeth McCready Highlights: 03:55 — How Sara started thinking differently about assistive tech 11:12 — The hidden assumptions of \"normal\" design 24:08 — Why every design is a disability design 38:21 — How storytelling transforms public understanding 47:50 — Sara’s advice for young designers and urbanists Resources Mentioned \"What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World\" by Sara Hendren StopGap Foundation (Luke Anderson) Olin College of Engineering Open Style Lab Curb Cuts and Conversations is a monthly podcast about accessible urbanism, public transit, and wheelchair life with experts and lived experience voices. Hosted by Elizabeth McCready (@GingerKiwiOnWheels) with regular cameos by one of her two cats Boo, and a different guest every episode. Merch Shop! Do you love the quirky design of Curb Cuts and Conversations' show art? If so, visit the Ginger Kiwi On Wheels merch shop: https://shop.gingerkiwi.blog . Watch or listen to each episode for an audience only discount code. 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